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<\/p>\nDean Martin opened his solo show at The Sands Hotel – on March 6, 1957. Everybody was there. He had split with Jerry Lewis the year before – and people had (wrongly) assumed that Martin might have a hard time going solo.<\/p>\n
Check out this marquee. It makes me ache for a time machine. I love the “Maybe Frank … Maybe Sammy”.<\/p>\n
It’s just flat out HOT.<\/p>\n
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\nAnd here’s one of the stills from his performance there that night – the night that would launch a spectacularly successful solo career. I just love his goofiness.<\/p>\n
I love the fact that everyone is laughing – scan the faces.<\/p>\n
Oh, and scan the audience for the famous folks. Ya see Lucy??<\/p>\n
(These photos are from the collection<\/a> at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas – they have a ton of great collections<\/a>, well worth browsing through if you are interested in this sort of thing)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dean Martin opened his solo show at The Sands Hotel – on March 6, 1957. Everybody was there. He had split with Jerry Lewis the year before – and people had (wrongly) assumed that Martin might have a hard time … Continue reading